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Apple has introduced a new iPhone 6s commercial called “3D Touch”, appropriately named given the emphasis on the 3D Touch feature of the devices screen. The advertisement is airing now on primetime television, if you’ve been watching football you likely saw it already, but it has also been embedded below for easy viewing. The narration ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=vmogz5WLEQw:yRdr2ngJ1FU:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=vmogz5WLEQw:yRdr2ngJ1FU:gIN9vFwOqvQ htt…

The Lucida Grande font is known for it’s crisp and obvious readability which makes it a great user interface font, and it rightfully served as the Mac OS X default system font for many years. Then along came Yosemite, where the Mac system font was changed to the generally unpopular Helvetica Neue. Apple has since ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=Pm-vhxcLyaU:wdBEDNhEdcc:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=Pm-vhxcLyaU:wdBEDNhEdcc:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.co…

Apple has released the fourth beta version of OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan to Mac users participating in both the public beta and registered developer beta testing programs, arriving as build 15B38b. Mac users running a current version of OS X 10.11.1 beta build can download beta 4 through the Software Update mechanism of the ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=gh28qqiKQjI:_3oAUQ2LnDs:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=gh28qqiKQjI:_3oAUQ2LnDs:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedb…

A jailbreak has been released for all compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models running iOS 9, iOS 9.0.1, and iOS 9.0.2. Arriving out of China, the Pangu jailbreak is the first for iOS 9 and iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Jailbreaking is intended for advanced users of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, and ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=R9fj1S_-CEg:Iy812ke3u2I:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=R9fj1S_-CEg:Iy812ke3u2I:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osx…

Mac users are likely familiar with the process of using display calibration to get the best color and picture quality for a specific monitor or screen used with a computer, and to get the most out of the calibrator tool you’ll want to run the utility in Expert Mode. While Expert Mode used to be ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=j3iuKOpEO9g:GZjzm5IO_TA:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=j3iuKOpEO9g:GZjzm5IO_TA:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/j3…

Apple has released hardware updates to the iMac line, with new models available with retina displays at both 21.5″ and 27″ screen sizes. Additionally, Apple has released a set of new peripherals, including the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2, each with built-in rechargeable batteries. Base configurations for the new iMac models ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=sKRwE4sDofE:Emqn_yC0vIc:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=sKRwE4sDofE:Emqn_yC0vIc:gIN…

Advanced Mac users who are either in development or another field which experiences frequent app crashing may find the persistent Crash Reporter windows with the ‘App quit unexpectedly’ message to be a nuisance, interfering with their workflow in OS X. While one longstanding option is to disable the Crash Reporter dialog completely in OS X, ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=K8pzRJ_gnA0:FD-4JJ32FIA:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=K8pzRJ_gnA0:FD-4JJ32FIA:gIN9vFwOqv…

Many Mac users have noticed that the Secure Empty Trash feature has been removed in OS X El Capitan (10.11 or later), the reason the feature was removed is basically because it did not work all the time, but more on that in a moment. First, let’s cover how you can perform the equivalent of ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=kqhjH9ntIm0:dhqxFq5mTUA:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=kqhjH9ntIm0:dhqxFq5mTUA:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/kqhjH9n…

Apple has released the fifth beta version of iOS 9.1 to users participating in the pre-release testing programs. The new build arrives as 13B137 and is compatible with any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that runs iOS 9. iOS 9.1 beta 5 can be downloaded now for public beta users and registered developers from the ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=UHm5zq_Q1Cg:qfy2xvMfpwQ:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=UHm5zq_Q1Cg:qfy2xvMfpwQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r…

This weeks featured Mac setup arrives from Don W., a security researcher and developer who has a great workstation with six displays and some interesting additional hardware. Let’s dive in and learn a bit more! What do you use your gear for? Security testing and script development. What hardware is included in your Mac setup? ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=sCBaj8RbANA:WaSGCtUcqgk:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=sCBaj8RbANA:WaSGCtUcqgk:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.…

For iPhone and iPad users who have already updated to iOS 9, they’ve likely discovered some new fancy wallpapers included in the latest system software version. But for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus owners, there’s an additional set of wallpapers, which are actually animated and activated by using the 3D touch feature on those ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=6VqP5fXZUMQ:OdPnBQokjag:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=6VqP5fXZUMQ:OdPnBQokjag:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.…

A handful of iPhone users have discovered their Camera app icon has gone missing after updating iOS to the latest version. Why the Camera mysteriously disappears after updating iOS isn’t always clear, but it’s typically an easy fix using one of the methods outlined below. Check Camera Restrictions Some iOS users have discovered the Camera ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=fBuIkFRPJoM:iUvLEythrUI:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=fBuIkFRPJoM:iUvLEythrUI:gIN9vFwOqvQ …

Most Mac users are happy with OS X El Capitan, but for some situations, the new version of OS X 10.11 is unusable for one reason or another. Perhaps it’s running worse than before, slow, or unstable, or maybe some important piece of software is not compatible with El Capitan, like some versions of Office. ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=qnXnGu2S-rQ:SWi5_sKXn5g:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=qnXnGu2S-rQ:SWi5_sKXn5g:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osx…

Some Mac users who have been trying to use Split View in OS X El Capitan have discovered the feature isn’t working for them, and they are not able to place two full screen apps side-by-side into Split View. The inability to use Split View is typically because the user has upgraded OS X from ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=M4aXPEv80X8:mXoyeQUFtCs:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=M4aXPEv80X8:mXoyeQUFtCs:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/M4aXPE…

One of the new feature additions to OS X 10.11 and later is the ability to quickly locate a mouse cursor on screen by shaking the mouse or trackpad cursor around, which causes the cursor to enlarge briefly, making it very easy to find on single or multiple display setups. This is a useful feature ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=251JjEJZKIQ:lEU8sSqroLg:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=251JjEJZKIQ:lEU8sSqroLg:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/…

Apple has released the third beta version of OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan for Mac users participating in the El Capitan Public Beta and Developer Beta testing programs. The new build arrives as 15B30a and continues to focus on bug fixes and improvements to OS X El Capitan. Mac users who are either beta testing ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=no7Q4QmZXec:_F7iOZeJBG0:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=no7Q4QmZXec:_F7iOZeJBG0:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osx…

The Notes app in iOS now allows you to draw, sketch, and color, using your finger or a stylus on the touchscreen. This is a really fun feature that is quite well done, and you’ll find the Notes drawing ability is particularly great on the larger screened iPhone and iPad models, but it works well ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=MAe1tNK92WI:lN-srs1z5pc:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=MAe1tNK92WI:lN-srs1z5pc:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/M…

Apple has released iOS 9.1 beta 4 to users participating in the developer beta and public beta programs. The new build arrives as 13B5136 and continues to focus on bug fixes, feature enhancements, along with the addition of new emoji icons. Users running a prior version of iOS 9.1 beta can find the new version ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=7zUh0G_C6hU:KD6_uoAiqH4:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=7zUh0G_C6hU:KD6_uoAiqH4:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~…

Some iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus users have noticed their devices touch screen becomes unresponsive. The unresponsive frozen touchscreen seems to happen at random, and also commonly when the device is freshly unlocked from the locked screen, either with a pass code or through Touch ID. The unresponsive touch issue is not subtle, as ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=kcxjDTDSKZ0:-7Kob8jKXW4:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=kcxjDTDSKZ0:-7Kob8jKXW4:gIN9vFwOqvQ http:/…

Apple has enabled a new default security oriented featured called System Integrity Protection, often called rootless, in OS X 10.11 onward. The rootless feature is aimed at preventing Mac OS X compromise by malicious code, whether intentionally or accidentally, and essentially what SIP does is lock down specific system level locations in the file system ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=OLSm1JV3ts8:nbvTbYqedxk:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=OLSm1JV3ts8:nbvTbYqed…

iCloud Drive is a wonderfully useful feature that allows files to not only be stored in iCloud, but also be easily accessible to retrieve or edit from any other Mac or iOS device using the same Apple ID. While iOS has long been able to save files to iCloud, the latest versions of iOS now ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=QT5bpnlWd0o:TQ0Yqv3OYFo:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=QT5bpnlWd0o:TQ0Yqv3OYFo:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/QT5bpnlWd…

This weeks featured Mac setup is shared with us by Jeff H., a publisher and author who makes great use of large screens. Let’s get to it and learn a bit more: What hardware makes up your Mac setup? Major hardware shown is as follows: Mac Mini (2011 model) – 2.5GHz Core i5 CPU, 16GB ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=UmimTb_dnpw:ktMpRDP_His:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=UmimTb_dnpw:ktMpRDP_His:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/UmimTb_dnpw …

Live Photos are a notable camera feature of the new iPhone, which basically allow a typically still photo to transform into a short movie clip instead, with live action from a second before and after the picture was taken with the iPhone Camera. This is definitely an interesting feature of the new iPhone Cameras and ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=0w4U2sIi_OI:aOgTbsKnDag:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=0w4U2sIi_OI:aOgTbsKnDag:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner…

Spotlight search has long been one of the greatest features on the Mac (and iOS for that matter), and now with OS X El Capitan the near instant search engine that spans Apple platforms has some new capabilities that make it even more powerful and worthwhile. From being able to find vaguely referenced recent documents, ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=HHTlDXXGlTc:MZRX_gSKoTY:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=HHTlDXXGlTc:MZRX_gSKoTY:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburn…

Not all Mac users want to update to OS X El Capitan, and if you’re in the group who wants to stay put with OS X Mavericks, Yosemite*, Mountain Lion, or even Snow Leopard on their Mac, that’s perfectly OK*, you probably have a reason to stay with the earlier Mac OS X releases. But, ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=uKYzTgQakys:7MBZ-pBZ1P4:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=uKYzTgQakys:7MBZ-pBZ1P4:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/uKYzTgQakys C…